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All four were flown together to Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida for medical evaluation following splashdown, and one astronaut still remains, NASA said in a Friday update.
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Brie Stimson, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2024
Crew Dragon ferry ships require calm winds and seas in the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean to permit a safe splashdown.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2024
The reentry of the Dragon capsule went off without incident and it was quickly recovered by divers shortly after splashdown.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2024
This splashdown comes three years to the day on which the Inspiration4 mission had launched − which Polaris Dawn commander Jared Isaacman also led and funded.
—Brooke Edwards, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
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Brie Stimson, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2024
Crew Dragon ferry ships require calm winds and seas in the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean to permit a safe splashdown.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2024
The reentry of the Dragon capsule went off without incident and it was quickly recovered by divers shortly after splashdown.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2024
This splashdown comes three years to the day on which the Inspiration4 mission had launched − which Polaris Dawn commander Jared Isaacman also led and funded.
—Brooke Edwards, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Splashdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashdown. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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